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The application adds: "Its vision is to develop a strong partnership of no more than ten schools which will work together in raising the standard of education for young people and become an employer of choice within the local area."

The school will also put a focus on sports, offering "enhanced sporting facilities", and drama, by offering a performing arts faculty.

Currently, the site where the new school is proposed to be is occupied by playing fields and an associated car parking area.

However, the report says: "The site is considered sufficiently large enough to accommodate the proposed Coombe Wood School without impacting on surrounding uses."